STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3591

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: H.B. No. 2003

H.D. 1

S.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.B. No. 2003, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to allow a respondent who has a revoked driver's license to operate an employer's vehicle for no more than twelve hours or for the assigned specified hours of work; provided that the respondent's employer provides a sworn statement that the respondent is limited to driving for purposes of employment during the specified assigned hours of work.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Hawaii Government Employees Association, AFSCME Local 152, AFL-CIO; and O‘ahu County Committee on Legislative Priorities of the Democratic Party of Hawai‘i.

Your Committee finds that driving under the influence is a serious offense and there should be serious repercussions for driving under the influence, such as revoking a person's driver's license. However, some employees are required to drive their employer's vehicle for work and could lose their job if they are not allowed to drive a vehicle without an ignition interlock device. Persons who are required to drive an employer's vehicle for work may acquire a special permit for driving a vehicle for work purposes only, but this permit limits the amount of driving time to twelve hours per day. This measure allows permits to be issued for the specific hours worked instead of imposing an arbitrary twelve-hour limit.

Your Committee has amended this measure by inserting an effective date of July 1, 2035, to encourage further discussion.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2003, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2003, H.D. 1, S.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary,

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BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Chair